Barcelona - Moscow: we travel independently

Spain enjoys great popularity among Russian tourists. In this country you will find not only a wonderful beach holiday with first-class service, but also an interesting excursion program.

Begin the acquaintance with Spain follows from the second largest city, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This is the capital of Catalonia - Barcelona. Moscow daily sends nine flights to the specified city. In addition, aircraft flew to Barcelona from St. Petersburg. In summer, numerous charters from various large cities of Russia are sent to the capital of Catalonia. So do not bind yourself to a ticket to Spain and overpay tour operators. It is much easier and cheaper to travel independently.

What you need to do to travel

Spain is the country of the Schengen zone. Accordingly, to travel to Barcelona, you need to open a visa. To contact the travel agency makes no sense, because they just fill out the application form and send the documents. There is no guarantee that the visa will be opened, although you will pay money for this. It is much better to contact the service centers of Spain, which are located practically in all major cities of Russia. Before applying for a visa, you need to purchase insurance. Also, you should take care of your accommodation in Barcelona. In this city more than a thousand hotels and hostels, so book a suitable room via the Internet is not difficult. The distance along the route "Barcelona-Moscow" is a little more than three thousand kilometers. Now think about how to overcome them.

Direct flights

The kilometrage between the capitals of Russia and Catalonia is considerable, and therefore it will be too long, uncomfortable and expensive to get by any land transport. It is much better to take advantage of direct flights "Barcelona-Moscow". The flight in this case will take only about five hours. The figure is approximate, since the travel time depends on the load of the air corridor, the weather conditions and the type of aircraft. You can choose an air carrier, because five companies operate direct flights to the capital of Catalonia from the Moscow airports "Sheremetyevo", "Vnukovo" and "Domodedovo". Two of them are Russian. This is Aeroflot and Transaero. The flight time with them will be 4 hours and 40 minutes. And 5 hours 30 minutes. respectively. You can use the services of carriers Vueling Airlines, Iberia and Air Europa. All of them provide for the flight powerful and reliable machines "Boeing-737-400" or "Airbus-A320 / A321".

Flights

Unfortunately, low-cost from Russia does not fly so often and not in all popular destinations. The cost of tickets on the route "Barcelona-Moscow" starts from eight thousand rubles (if you take into account all fees). However, you can save money here too. The site "Aviasales" constantly provides lists of excellent discounts on tickets. If you do not have a fixed date, you can go to the link "Low Price Calendar". Sometimes on the same flight on different days the price can be two times lower.

It helps to save on tickets and early purchase. Connecting flights with a transfer in Prague or Amsterdam will increase the travel time. However, they are cheaper than direct ones, because in European cities you can use the services of budget air carriers - Isidzhet, Germannings, Wizzare and others. Thus, in the capital of Catalonia, they get for three and a half thousand rubles.

Barcelona-Moscow: charter

Summer is the most convenient time for traveling, because during this period it is not necessary to go to Moscow to board an airplane to Spain. Large number of Russian cities in this direction takes off a lot of charter flights. And you do not need to buy a ticket to a travel agency to become a passenger of such a liner. Usually the salon remains unfilled, and the companies let the remaining seats in the plane into free sale.

Charters are flying out of the Russian capital on a par with regular flights. Tickets for them are attractive for the price. However, charters are considered low priority, they are often delayed, therefore, they arrive late. And although on the charter flight "Barcelona-Moscow" the journey time is the same - about five hours, there is a risk that you will stay long at the airport of departure. But if it's a chic "El Prat de Lobregat" (the so-called air gates of the capital of Catalonia), such a delay will not be a minus, but a plus.

Barcelona-Moscow: the difference in time

The western part of Russia and Spain are in different time zones. In addition, in this solar European country, there is a transition to summer time. Therefore, the definition of the difference depends on the season. In winter (or rather, from November to the end of March), it is two hours. That is, if in Moscow noon, then in Barcelona is still ten in the morning. But in the summer, when the Spaniards will translate the hands of alarm clocks forward on the last Sunday in March, the time difference will be reduced by one hour. To not be late for your flight or, conversely, not to arrive at the airport too early, it is important to remember one rule: in air tickets the departure is indicated according to local time.